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Ruchirawgupta,w“iwkickw andwiwfly.”

From renowned activist and award-winning documentarian Gupta comes an inspiring, hopeful story of triumph about a girl in Bihar, India, who escapes being sold into the sex trade when a local hostel owner helps her to understand the value of her body through kung fu. 1 p.m. Saturday. Discussion. Free. Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, 441 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE, Atlanta, 404-865-7100. acappellabooks.com

Marjoriewhudson,w“indigow Fields.”

When two lives collide in the rural South

— a retired colonel and his neighbor, an elderly Black woman — the ensuing feud sets loose the spirits in an abandoned field where three centuries of crimes are hidden. With Jessica Handler (“The Magnetic Girl”). 3 p.m. Sunday. Discussion. Free. A Cappella Books, 208 Haralson Ave. NE, Atlanta, 404-681-5128. acappellabooks.com Joshilynwjackson,w“withwmyw

Littleweye.”wfrom the author of“never Have I Ever”comes the hair-raising story of a mother and daughter who move across the country to lose a dangerous stalker — only to discover it will take more than distance to escape him.w6 p.m. Tuesday. Talk, signing. Free. Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Place, Alpharetta, 770-509-5611. bookmiser.net/book-events. html

Jenniferwlunden,w “Americanwbreakdown.”

Lunden’s wide-ranging, genre-crossing debut interweaves the author’s quest to understand the source of her own unexplained illness with the story of the chronically ill 19th-century diarist Alice James — ultimately uncovering the many hidden health hazards of life in America. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Conversation on Crowdcast. Free. Charis Books & More. charisbooksandmore.com/ event Davidwbaldacci,w“simplyw Lies.” In Baldacci’s twisting new psychological thriller, two women — one a single mother and former detective, the other a dangerous con artist with a hidden past — go headto-head in an electrifying game of cat and mouse. 7 p.m. Thursday. Signing. $30 includes book. Eagle Eye Book Shop, 2076 N. Decatur Road, Decatur, 404-4860307. eagleeyebooks.com/ event/2023-05-25